Catherine Kellett is Associate Professor – Surgery at MBRU and an Orthopaedic Surgeon. Dr Catherine received BSc (Hons) from the University of St Andrews and BM BCh from Oxford University. After surgery-in-general training she gained MRCS and was awarded a Royal College of Surgeons of England Research Fellowship. Dr Catherine was Clinical Lecturer, Orthopaedics, Oxford University and Lecturer in Surgery, Somerville College, Oxford. She gained FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics), then did fellowships in Geneva and Toronto.
Catherine has been a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in the NHS, UK since 2007. She led the Clinical Skills Centre at University of Dundee. She was Visiting Professor, University of Toronto and Research Collaborator, Mayo Clinic. She was awarded the ABC Travelling Fellowship in 2012. She has taught anatomy and orthopedics at University of Glasgow and has coordinated research at South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre. She led the Musculoskeletal Block at St George’s University London.
Dr Catherine was Director of Medical Education and Head of Orthopedics in Maldives and led Orthopedics across a group of hospitals in China.
Dr Catherine was on the British Orthopaedic Association Training Standards Committee, Simulation Lead for Trauma and Orthopaedics Standards Advisory Committee, co-authoring the UK Postgraduate Curriculum. She is on the National Institute of Health Specialties Orthopaedic Scientific Committee, accrediting UAE residency training programs.
Catherine is Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, has >40 publications, 27 book chapters and was Associate Editor for Heliyon Surgery Journal.
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor – Surgery
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE
Honorary Senior Lecturer
St George’s University of London, UK
Honorary Clinical Associate Professor
University of Glasgow, UK
Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medical Education
University of Dundee, UK
Lecturer in Surgery, Somerville College
University of Oxford, UK
Clinical Lecturer, Orthopaedics
University of Oxford, UK
Professional Education
Certificate in Digital Education
Distinction Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE
Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy
UK
General Medical Council
UK Specialist Register
Certificate of Completion of Training
UK
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (Trauma and Orthopaedics)
Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
BM BCh University of Oxford
UK
BSc (Hons) University of St Andrews
UK
Honors and Awards
MBRU Mediclinic Star Award to Orthopaedic Team
Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, UAE
United Family Healthcare Way Champion
Shanghai, China
Supervisor, presentation 1st prize
Glasgow University Medico-Chirurgical Society
Supervisor, poster 1st Prize
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Student Research Symposium
University of Glasgow Student Representative Council Student Teaching Awards: Winner, Best Teacher
College of Medicine, Veterinary & Life Sciences
ABC Travelling Fellowship: The most prestigious orthopaedic prize in the English speaking orthopaedic associations awarded every two years.
Seven surgeons selected from UK, Australia, New Zealand & South Africa for six-week tour of USA & Canada.
British Orthopaedic Association Zimmer Travelling Fellowship
National Health Service Tayside Faculty of Medical Educators Award
UK
Supervisor for Student 1st Prize Poster, Association Study of Medical Education
University of Dundee Honorary Graduates Award for Innovation in Teaching Highly Commended
University of Dundee College of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing Prize for Innovation in Teaching
1st Prize Presentation, Scottish Clinical Skills Network Annual Meeting
Supervisor, Student Presentation winning 1st Prize, Scottish Clinical Skills Network Annual Meeting
1st Prize Poster, Association for the Study of Medical Education, Edinburgh
Supervisor for poster winning 1st Prize, Scottish Clinical Skills Network Annual Meeting
John Goodfellow Prize
Oxford Region Registrar Training Programme, UK
Research Fellowship
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Grenfell Scholarship for Elective in Newfoundland
Canada
R. B. Duthie Prize for Orthopaedics
University of Oxford Medical School, UK
Publications
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
- Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Fellow of the British Orthopaedic Association
- Member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
- Member of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association
- Member of the British Hip Society
- Member of the Canadian Arthroplasty Association
- Member of the Anatomical Society
- Member of the Association for the Study of Medical Education
Research Interests
- Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
- Surgical Education
- Simulation in Medical Education
- Musculoskeletal side effects of breast cancer treatment
- Digital Health Technology
- Trauma Epidemiology
- Bone Mineral Density and Muscle Mass in Isolation and Space Flight (MBRSC & NASA)
Clinical and Community Service
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, UAE
- National Institute Health Specialties Orthopaedic Scientific Committee
- National Institute for Health Specialties Specialty Examination Subcommittee Orthopaedics, UAE
- National Institute for Health Specialties Accreditation Surveyor Orthopedics Residency Programs, UAE
- Vice Chair of Faculty Appointments Committee, MBRU
- Year 5 Lead, MBRU 2024 – 2025
- Course Director for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Basic Surgical Skills Course, Dubai
